AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team will look to wrap up a perfect month of December when the Tigers host Alabama State at Noon CT Saturday in the final non-conference game of the season.
General admission tickets for Saturday's game are just $1. In addition, Saturday's game is the annual All Auburn, All Orange game, and fans are encouraged to wear orange.
The Tigers (11-1) are on an eight-game winning streak that dates back to Nov. 25 and finished off a stretch of four wins in seven days last week, defeating Samford at home, Coastal Carolina and North Carolina at a neutral site, and Elon on the road. Included in that stretch were an overtime victory, a 52-point road win and a school record for 3-pointers broken for the second time in less than a month.
Auburn enters Saturday's game with the second-most potent offense in the SEC and 19th nationally, averaging 81.9 points per game. With 15.6 points/game, senior Janiah McKay leads five Auburn players averaging double-figures. She was SEC Player of the Week after averaging 18.3 points in the Tigers' three victories away from home last week.
Saturday's game is part of a doubleheader with the Auburn men's team, who takes on North Florida at 4 p.m. The arena will be cleared between games. For more information, click the "Doubleheader Info" link on the right side of the page.
Andy Burcham and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call on WTGZ 93.9 FM with the pregame show beginning at 11:45 a.m. The game can also be seen via SEC Network +, available online at WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app for mobile devices.
PROMOTIONS
• $1 General admission tickets
• All Auburn, All Orange
• Women's Basketball Camper Reunion – free admission with 2018 WBB Camp t-shirt
DOUBLEHEADER INFO
• Arena parking lot will be available for women's basketball ticket holders beginning at 10 a.m.; doors open at 11 a.m.
• Women's basketball ticket holders that park in the arena lot must move their vehicles following the women's game
• The arena will be cleared between games; fans must have a ticket for each game to attend both
QUICK HITS
• Auburn and Alabama State are meeting for the 19th time in women's basketball
• Auburn is 18-0 all-time against Alabama State, including a 10-0 mark at home
• The Tigers won the last meeting 80-43 on Nov. 15, 2012
• At 11-1, Auburn is off to its best start since the 2008-09 season, when the Tigers won their first 20 games en route to an SEC Championship
• Auburn's 8-game winning streak is the longest under Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy
• The Tigers have five players averaging double-figure scoring, more than any other SEC team
• Auburn is 78-30 in non-conference games under Terri Williams-Flournoy and has won 18 out of their last 19
• The Tigers have won 12 consecutive home non-conference games dating back to the 2016-17 season
• Auburn is 238-55 all-time in the month of December; Coach Flo is 38-9 in December at Auburn
• The Tigers are looking to finish undefeated in December for the second straight season
• Auburn shot 63.3% (38-of-60) from the field in a 96-44 win at Elon on Dec. 22; it was Auburn's best shooting day since hitting 64.2% (34-of-53) in a 91-62 win at UAB on Nov. 26, 2008
• Auburn broke the school record for 3-pointers for the second time in 20 days on Dec. 22, hitting 14 treys in a 96-44 win at Elon; 11 of the 14 Auburn 3-pointers were made by freshmen
• Auburn's 96 points at Elon on Dec. 22 were its most in a true road game since a 96-71 win at UAB on Dec. 14, 1999
• Under Coach Flo, Auburn is 6-0 when scoring at least 90 points and 30-1 when scoring at least 80 points
• Auburn has topped the 80-point mark seven times in 12 games this season; the Tigers had scored 80+ points seven times in the previous 69 games dating back to the 2015-16 season
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be Auburn's 18th non-conference win in its last 19 games.
›› Be Auburn's 13th straight home non-conference win.
›› Give the Tigers a 12-1 start, their best of the Coach Flo era and the best since Auburn won its first 20 games to open the 2008-09 season.
›› Extend the Tigers' winning streak to nine games, which would be the longest under Coach Flo.
›› Wrap up a perfect month of December (7-0) for the second straight season.
AUBURN VS. ALABAMA STATE
›› This is the 19th meeting between Auburn and Alabama State. The Tigers have won all 18 prior contests between the teams.
›› Auburn is 39-2 all-time against members of the SWAC, 29-0 at home.
›› This is the first meeting between the teams since Nov. 15, 2012, an 80-43 Auburn win at home.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn opens SEC play as the No. 10 Tennessee Lady Vols visit Auburn Arena on Thursday, Jan. 3. Game time is 6 p.m. CT.
Tigers close out non-conference play vs. Alabama State
